Collapsible hanger



Feb, 22, 1949,

A. ROSEN COLLAPSIBLE HANGER Filed. Sept. 12, 1947 INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in collapsible neckline garment hangers.

The invention provides a relatively simple and inexpensive hanger, particularly valuable for display or demonstration use in a garment shop, which is readily collapsible when required, but which when expanded presents a contour at and above the breast portion of the garment which is in close simulation of that portion of the human body. The new hanger thus may have such contour in conformity with a woman's body at and above the bust; and the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated is shown as thus contoured when expanded.

The hanger may be suspended by the conventional upstanding hook, such hook secured at the central upper portion of the rearmost one of a plurality of sections. Each section ahead of another one is lowerable relative to the latter, whereby, say with a hanger of three sections, the hanger may be vertically expanded to a considerable extent yet with each section always in overlapping relation with the adjoining section or sections.

A feature of the invention is a means whereby a downpull on the outermost section results in moving all but the rearmost section downward to expand the hanger, and yet the sections remain in overlapped relation without chance of separation of one section from another.

Another feature is a resilient means so arranged that when the hanger is expanded, but without the weight of the garment thereon, the sections will tend to return to normal full overlapping to collapse the hanger, yet, when a garment is on the hanger, the weight of the garment will either expand the hanger or, after the hanger has been manually expanded by downpull on the outermost section, such weight will be sufficient to ccact with the friction between the parts to hold the hanger expanded.

A further feature of the invention is a sheath or sac of flexible material, and a material which preferably is resiliently stretchable, enclosing all the sections; such sac when of resiliently stretchable material forming part of the means tending automatically to place the hanger in collapsed condition on removal of a garment therefrom, and at the same time also forming a connecting surface member between edge portions of the expanded sections so disposed as to coact with said edges and with a convexity or convexities at the outer side of the outermost section to mold the entire front of the hanger to conformity with the breast or bust of a person. Further to increase the eifectiveness of the garment display, and to augment the value and attractiveness of the demonstration of how the garment will look on a wearer, said sac is preferably flesh colored.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the invention as now preferred, in front elevation, and expanded, but with the sac omitted.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hanger, expanded as in Fig. l, and with the sac shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the parts seen in Fig. i.

Fig. l is a fragmentary section, taken on the line fi4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a plate several of which are placed as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section, taken on the line 1-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section, taken on the line 8--8 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing the hanger collapsed.

Referring to the drawing more in detail, the hanger shown is one comprising three sections marked, respectively, l5, I6 and I1.

Upstanding from the rearmost section I5 is the conventional hook IS.

The section l5 at its front face has a pair of vertical grooves 59 of dovetail cross-section, these grooves extending throughout the width of the section. Slidable in the grooves 19 are projections of matching dovetail cross-section, on the rear face of the section [6.

To limit the upward movement of the section I6 relative to the section l5, plates 2| are set into and secured to the top surface of the section 15, one such plate adjacent the top of each groove 89 so as to project into said groove a nose 2P offset from said plate.

To limit downward movement of the section l5 relative to the section l5, two plates 22, similar: to the plates 2i, are set into and secured to the bottom surface of the section I5, one such plate adjacent the bottom of each groove l9 so as to project its nose 22 into a groove 23 of half-round cross section in and extended lengthwise of each projection 29 from the bottom of the latter up to a point such that when the upper end-of such a groove 23 abuts the nose 22 of the associated plate 22, the section 15 has reached the limit of its downward movement relative to the section l5.

Similarly, the section 11 is slidably connected to the section l6, by means of grooves 24, projections 25 therein having grooves 25, top plates 21 and bottom plates 28, corresponding, respectively,

3 to the grooves IS, the projections 20, the grooves 23 in the latter, and the plates 2| and 22.

In order to provide a resilient means for urging the sections [5 and [6 to collapsed condition, the front face of the section l5 has two further vertical grooves 29, in the upper end of each of which is fastened a screw-eye 3B. To such eye is attached,

the upper end of a retractile coil spring 3|, the lower end of said spring being attached to a screweye 32 fastened to the rear side of the section I6.

Similarly, the sections 46 and I! are urged to collapsed condition by means of springs 33, hous-,

ing grooves therefor, and screw-eyes 35 and 36,, corresponding, respectively, to the springs 3|,

At a central low portion at the rear side of the:

section I'l, a pair of depressions 38 are provided, for affording a finger hold to pull down on the section [1 thereby as already explained to expand the entire hanger and stretch or tauten the sac to i the condition illustrated. When this operation is performed, the hanger is then, of course, collapsed; and the sac 31, being also collapsed, permits easy entry of the fingers into the depressions 38 with portions of the sac intervening.

Section I5 is provided with extendable terminals l5 which are slidably held in the end portions of section l5.

It is to be understood that this hanger may be coveredby a sac made of any suitable finishing sheet material to simulate a. persons skin or garment. The sac may be made sufliciently stretchable to return sections l5, l6 and I! to normally aligned position without the aid of springs.

By separating sections l5, l6 and I1, the hanger is used to more advantageously display the garment.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed, and the right is'reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. A collapsible garment hanger comprising a plurality of overlapping sections, one horizontally ahead of another and in face to face contact with each immediately adjacent section, means for 4 lowered relative to a section immediately in rear thereof.

3. A collapsible garment hanger comprising a plurality of overlapping sections, one horizontally ahead of another and in face to face contact with each immediately adjacent section, means for suspending the rearmost section, and coperatlng means carried by each pair of adjoining sections suspending one of said sections, and cooperating plurality of overlapping sections, one horizontally ahead of another and in face to face contact with each immediately adjacent section, means for suspending the rearmost section, and cooperating means carried by each pair of adjoining sections for connecting said sections to prevent their separation while permitting each section to be lowered relative to a section immediately in rear thereof, and resilient means for urging said sections toward relative movement to collapse the hanger.

4. A collapsible garment hanger comprising a plurality of overlapping sections, one horizontally ahead of another and in face'to face contact with each immediately adjacent section, means for suspending the rearmost section, and cooperating mens carried by each pair of adjoining sections for connecting said sections to prevent their separation while permitting each section to be lowered relative to a section immediately in rear thereof, and a sac of flexible material enclosing all said sections.

5. A collapsible garment hanger comprising a plurality of overlapping sections, one horizontally ahead of another and'in face to face contact with each immediately adjacent section, means for suspending the rearmost section, and cooperating means carried by each pair of adjoining sections for connecting said sections to prevent their separation while. permitting'each section to be lowered relative to a section immediately in rear thereof, and resilient means for urging said sectionstoward relative movement to collapse the hanger, said resilient means including a sac of resiliently stretchable material enclosing all said sections. a

6. A collapsible garment hanger comprising a plurality of overlapping sections, one horizontally ahead of another, means for suspending the rearmostsection, and cooperating means carried by each pair of adjoining sections for connecting said sections to prevent their separation while permitting each section to be lowered relative to a section immediately in rear thereof, said means comprising dovetail grooves and dovetail projections coupling said sections. 7

7. A collapsible garment hanger comprising a plurality of overlapping sections, one horizontally ahead of another, means for suspending the rearmostsection, and cooperating means carried by each pair of adjoining sections for connecting said sections to prevent their separation While permitting each section to be lowered relative to a section immediately in rear thereof, said means comprising dovetail grooves and dovetail projections'coupling said sections and stop means for limiting upward and downward movement of each such projection in its groove. 1

'AL ROSEN.

REFERENCES CITED i Y l hefollowing references are of record in the file of this patent? UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,184,743 Griffiths May 30, 1916 1,436,500 Herbert Nov. 21, 1922 

